It’s difficult to put into words just how good this weekend was.

Epic, Awesome, Phenomenal… etc etc. Really the only way to do it was to succinctly quote the two killer Smurfs from Saturday nights Halloween celebrations;

KS1 “So, er, Saturday yeah. It was the best day I’ve had in Sydney, like since I’ve been here.”

KS2 “Ya, I do completely agree, I think Saturday morning was the best morning of my life like ever, I really mean it, rojas leiderhosen, etc, etc”

Friday was supposed to be a quiet night, a few beers and takeaway on the drive up to the river, all in preparation for the enormity of the weekend to follow. Of course, like any wakeboard weekend the best laid plans are rarely executed and before you could say ‘tipsy student wakeboarders’ there was skinny dipping in the river and complaints from the other guests of the beautiful Holiday park. Almost all of the beers and alcohol bought for the weekend was drunk on the Friday, resulting in some sore heads in the morning and some overnight reverse eating from Jonas. Hangovers are not a problem, thought one of the slightly less portly members of the trip, the best way to get rid of the hangover is to go for a small run in the morning…. I know she regrets it now and i’m Prettie sure she regretted it then as well!

Saturday’s riding from everyone was nothing short of incredible. All of the beginners got up and made it look like they had been doing it for years and all the people who were a bit more advanced went bigger, further, higher and faster than they thought was possible. It makes you happy as an instructor to see the enthusiasm and energy from guys learning new stuff!

Energised and slightly tired/sunburnt from the day on the water we needed to go and get some additional beers for the evening festivities – our fancy dress party night!! The night was also an excuse to celebrate one of the committee’s birthdays, but more an excuse to dress up like idiots and play drinking games that the older generation of wakeboarders didn’t understand.

Sunday was a slightly slower continuation of affairs, with sore heads and a few additions to Jonas’ toilet chatline there were some that could not make it out of bed to get on the water!!!

Sunshine, flat water, some incredible hangovers and great company were the primary themes and the core of what everyone has taken away from the weekend. With 5 beginners all learning how to stand up, cross the wakes and turn from side to side the committee knew they had done their jobs in drawing more people into this amazing sport that we love.

Either way, there is not a soul at this weekend trip who would not do another one in a second….

…and on that note: The epic Houseboat adventure, Lake Conjola and O-Weekend are coming up very soon.

A massive thank you to all the boat drivers that came up to help out over the weekend. The weekends can be organized by any muppet, the drivers are the real hero’s!

Welcome to all potential new members out there, to the Sydney Uni Waterski & Wakeboard Club!

Some of you may have seen the boat on campus this week and wondering what to do next:

1. Sign up to our newsletter, this gives you all details of upcoming events over the summer.  This can be found on the ‘Contact Us’ tab.
2. Check out the flyer for our opening weekend “WAKELIFE”. This is a combined event that is sure to draw a big, fun loving, partying crowd.  It looks like it’s going to be a great weekend to get out on the water and meet everybody, so sign up today.  New members welcome!
3. Join our facebook group

Then keep checking back here to see when we are going out next,  call us up and book yourself in! It’s that simple.

Cable Day – 19th September

On Sunday 5 new Usydwake members headed west to get on the water before the boat season kicked off. Only one of the group had been on the cable before, but everyone in the car was excited to be giving it a go.

Here goes a short summary of the highlights…

Philippe was pretty hungover and said all he was going to do all day was wakeskate….which he did, before strapping on a wakeboard towards the end and trying to hit a kicker. Realising this was not for him he got back on the wakeskate and started landing jumps off the kicker on that instead. This made him so excited that after a replenishing hit of chips and a coffee he went to sleep in a chair.

Carly got on the water straight away, and looked like a seasoned pro carving up the water before trying jump starts and even successfully hitting the kicker. She was so pumped by the whole day she snapped up a board and bindings combo at an incredible price from the on site shop when we had finished.

Brian wasn’t so lucky with getting on the water straight away, and had to wait a bit for a rental board to come free for him. Bored of the wait, he took a look in the shop and came away with a HALF PRICE full set up from Liquid Force. Naturally with this adrenalinhe ran on the water to try out his new toy, before realising that a wetsuit might be a good idea as well. Once on the water he found that as a regular footer, you need to be careful round the tight corners as it can give you a good wake up call.

Adam comes from Newfoundland, a place with zero cable wake parks and about the same number of wakeboard boats, so it was always going to be fun to get him up and riding through the day! We managed to get him up and around the cable on dual skis and he was looking so good that a gorgeous German girl on the side thought he was a professional and struck up a conversation. Adam is going to hold off on getting a board, but has vowed to go back to the cable as often as he can if thats what happens!

An epic day, so get involved with the next one in 2 weeks time!!! Check the Calendar and send us an email!

Day in Stats:

5 Hardcore Wakeboarders

100km Travelled in Car

20km travelled on Cable (Combined Total)

62.5 Hits of the Kicker

10 sore arms on Monday morning

8 million callories from Maccas on way out and KFC at the end

2 new boards (Congrats Brian and Carly)

1 new phone number (Congrats Adam)

Ahhhhh

Breathe it in… it is the smell of summer and the anticipation of a great season on the water.

The boat will be de-winterized very, very soon and we will be taking it out for some weekend sessions so keep your eyes and ears open.

If anyone wants to go to the cable next weekend (18th/19th September) to get some pre season water time under their feet then drop Al a line at 0425 659 627.

What better way to get your sea legs back and those forearm muscles toned than a few sets on the nice warm shallow lake waters out at Penrith!